Halophiles: biology, adaptation, and their role in decontamination of hypersaline environments

MF Edbeib, RA Wahab, F Huyop - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2016 - Springer
The unique cellular enzymatic machinery of halophilic microbes allows them to thrive in
extreme saline environments. That these microorganisms can prosper in hypersaline …

Biodegradation of organic pollutants by halophilic bacteria and archaea

S Le Borgne, D Paniagua… - Journal of molecular …, 2008 - karger.com
Hypersaline environments are important for both surface extension and ecological
significance. As all other ecosystems, they are impacted by pollution. However, little …

[書籍][B] Enzymes in the environment: activity, ecology, and applications

RG Burns, RP Dick - 2002 - taylorfrancis.com
Exploring the role of enzymes in biogeochemical processes, this reference explores the
function, molecular biology, and biochemistry of microorganisms and their intra-and extra …

Analysis of BIOLOG GN substrate utilization patterns by microbial communities

K Smalla, UTE Wachtendorf, H Heuer… - Applied and …, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT BIOLOG GN plates are increasingly used to characterize microbial communities
by determining the ability of the communities to oxidize various carbon sources. Studies …

Molecular characteristics of xenobiotic-degrading sphingomonads

A Stolz - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2009 - Springer
The genus Sphingomonas (sensu latu) belongs to the α-Proteobacteria and comprises
strictly aerobic chemoheterotrophic bacteria that are widespread in various aquatic and …

Isolation and characterisation of new Gram-negative and Gram-positive atrazine degrading bacteria from different French soils

S Rousseaux, A Hartmann… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The capacity of 12 soils to degrade atrazine was studied in laboratory incubations using
radiolabelled atrazine. Eight soils showed enhanced degradation of this compound. Twenty …

Bioremediation and phytoremediation of pesticides: recent advances

S Hussain, T Siddique, M Arshad… - Critical Reviews in …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The use of genetically modified or native microorganisms and plants to degrade or remove
pollutants has emerged as a powerful technology for in situ remediation. An understanding …

Catabolic mobile genetic elements and their potential use in bioaugmentation of polluted soils and waters

EM Top, D Springael, N Boon - FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Genes that encode the degradation of both naturally occurring and xenobiotic organic
compounds are often located on plasmids, transposons or other mobile and/or integrative …

Genetic diversity through the looking glass: effect of enrichment bias

J Dunbar, S White, L Forney - Applied and environmental …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
The effect of enrichment bias on the diversity of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetate (2, 4-D)-
degrading (2, 4-D (sup+)) bacteria recovered from soil was evaluated by comparing the …

Specific and Sensitive Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum in Soil on the Basis of PCR Amplification of fliC Fragments

J Schonfeld, H Heuer, JD Van Elsas… - Applied and …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Ralstonia solanacearum is the causative agent of bacterial wilt in many important crops. A
specific and sensitive PCR detection method that uses primers targeting the gene coding for …